BNA Books Publishes 2011 Edition of 'ERISA Regulations'

A Collection of All Proposed and Final Regulations Affecting Employee Benefit Arrangements

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 3, 2011/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, announced today the publication of the 2011 Edition of ERISA Regulations.

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The 2011 Edition  brings together the full text of all proposed and final regulations on employee benefits through June 30, 2010. It includes all relevant regulations from the Department of Labor, the Treasury Department, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and other federal agencies, thereby easing the search for regulatory information needed by labor and tax attorneys, accountants, financial consultants, actuaries, and benefits specialists.

Developments covered in the 2011 Edition include updated regulations from:

• Department of Labor (Employee Benefits Security Administration)—Regulations on: investment advice for participants and beneficiaries; definition of "plan assets" for participant contributions; numerous provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and reasonable contract or arrangement under Section 408(b)(2) (fee disclosure)

• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation—Regulations on: USERRA benefits under Title IV of ERISA; and reportable events and certain other notification requirements under the Pension Protection Act of 2006

• Internal Revenue Service—Regulations on: measurement of assets and liabilities for pension funding; notice requirements for certain plan amendments significantly reducing the rate of future benefit accrual; numerous new provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and diversification requirements for certain defined contribution plans

• Health and Human Services—Regulations on: early retirement reinsurance program; and numerous new provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for group health plans and health insurers

Editor's Notes are included as a guide where more than one set of regulations may be applicable. In addition, this volume gives you a complete list of regulations, as well as chapter-specific contents with each chapter. There is also a detailed key-word index that cross-references ERISA and Tax Code provisions in the BNA Books companion volume, ERISA: The Law and the Code.

The editors of ERISA Regulations, 2011 Edition are Eric H. Rubin, Managing Editor of Federal Tax at Tax Management, Inc., Michael G. Kushner, Esq., an attorney with Jackson Lewis, White Plains, NY, and Sharon F. Fountain, Esq., Managing Editor of Compensation Planning at Tax Management, Inc., a subsidiary of BNA, Arlington, VA.

BNA is a leading private publisher of news and information products for professionals in law and business. In addition to the 2011 Edition of ERISA Regulations, BNA's Book Division publishes Employee Benefits Law; ERISA Litigation; ERISA Class Exemptions; ERISA Fiduciary Law; ERISA: Related Statutes; Reductions in Force in Employment Law;  ERISA: The Law and the Code; Section 409A Handbook; and other titles in legal specialties. For a free BNA Books catalog, call 1-800-960-1220 or send an e-mail request to [email protected]. The BNA Books website, including an online catalog, can be found at bnabooks.com.

ERISA Regulations, 2011 Edition (2,552 pp. Softcover/ISBN 978-1-57018-933-3/Order #1933-PREL10/$220.00 plus tax, shipping and handling) may be purchased from BNA Books, PO Box 7814, Edison, NJ 08818-7814. Telephone orders: 1-800-960-1220. Fax orders: 1-732-346-1624. A 10 percent discount is available when ordering from the BNA Books website (Please note that discounts cannot be combined).

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